Firstly I have to say that I've always been a huge fan of the yaoi stories set in the real world - or, the 'slice of life' type as many like to call it. 'Soko ni Suwaru na' fits exactly in this category, when it comes to the realistic way of portraying the characters, their relationships and environment.
The first story develops rather slowly, but it's worth waiting until the end. The characters are very well shown: it's easy to understand both honest but little unsure Namikawa and afraid to get close Hayama. This story sure has some magical moments, such as waiting near the window
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Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Soko ni Suwaruna, Don't Sit There, Maki no Iibun, Fureru Chikasa de Japanese: そこに座るな InformationType: Manga
Volumes: 1
Chapters: 5
Status: Finished
Published: Oct 10, 2009
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Your Feelings Categories Mar 26, 2015
TL;DR: 8/10
Copied from my tumblr review. Why: Okay, without fangirling too much like I’ve already done for you poor things about this author in the beginning, I really love this character design, or maybe it’s the art style. But oh man, they’re handsome. You have no idea how many yaoi mangas I’ve gone through where I’m having to flip back a few pages just to double check gender. Now to each there own, I understand some people enjoying a good androgynous character, I enjoy it myself (especially if gender is satirized, that is genius). It’s not only the art design, but the characters. They aren’t just women ... |